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More than 7000 properties without power in Tokoroa
The unplanned outage at 9.21am was caused by lines coming down on Baird Road.
Thousands without power in Coromandel
An outage on the Transpower network is affecting up to 27,000 people.
Powerco seeks feedback from Whanganui customers
Last year, the company completed a $20 million upgrade to its network.
Substation fault causes thousands to lose power in BoP
Pāpāmoa and Te Puke residents lost power around 7.55am.
‘Explosion of debris’: Tornado hits Waihī Beach, causing damage and power cuts
Residents urged to avoid area after homes damaged and power lines fall, closing roads.
Power out for about 50,000 households and businesses
Crews work through the night to reconnect as many as they can.
Large part of the Coromandel without power
Parts of the Coromandel will be without power until 1pm.
Power cuts: Farmers can't milk cows, orchards damaged by winds
Powerco cannot say when they can reconnect power to thousands of customers.
Cause of central North Island power outage not determined
Power was restored to the 4000-plus homes three hours after the outage.
The small town that had 11 power cuts in two weeks
Causes of the cuts still being investigated.
Two trapped in car under live power lines near Morrinsville
The driver and passenger had to wait half an hour before power could be turned off.
Crash victim named plus other news in brief
Police have named the man who died in a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 3 at Kaitoke
Finding the lost: Volunteers who search for missing people
Dave Scoullar on the volunteers who drop everything to search for the missing.
$66,500 fine for LMNZ after Whanganui River discharge
Land Meat New Zealand blames failure of a pump for waste discharge into Whanganui River.
A power box exploded on the street. Their household appliances were destroyed
Maria Molisi who is 36 weeks pregnant, says the stress of the ordeal has been unbearable.
Editorial: Security cameras become a murky problem
Security camera concerns - who sees what and is privacy at risk?
Danger lurking in your ramshackle power poles, lines
Ageing power poles and lines on private property are increasingly dangerous.
Your weather: Thousands without power in Taranaki, Coromandel
About 8200 customers are without power across the regions.
Over 6500 Whanganui homes without power
PowerCo are investigating cause of power cut in Whanganui
Second day without power in rural community
Play time for Brunswick kids as power cut closes school.
Thousands without power three days after storm
Thousands are still without power - and one Franklin man isn't happy about the wait.
Retailers push back against Powerco's price hike plan
Electricity users, retailers push back against Powerco's price hike plan.
Powerless in the Taihape high country
Properties in hill country around Taihape could be without power for a week or longer.
Families brace for sixth day with no power
Snowstorm's damage "much greater" than first thought, power company says.
Welcome relief from the weather as fine days predicted
One last band of rain will soak the country before a couple of days of fine weather.